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NewsCity snapshot: Finnish dairy group Valio mitigates domestic decline with Chinese exports growth
Finnish dairy group Valio saw sales rise 1.2% in 2020 as a plunge in food service sales was mitigated my increased exports.
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NewsSupermarkets agree to change own label rules to send more to food banks
Supermarkets and suppliers are hoping to stop huge amounts of surplus own-label food being sent to animal feed rather than food banks
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NewsDeliveroo riders to be trained to spot domestic abuse, drug dealing and human trafficking
The food courier platform will offer riders free Metropolitan Police-verified online courses
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NewsNorth Coast Brewing Co buys Wooha Brewing from administration
The owner of Isle of Skye Brewing Co has bought Scottish craft beer maker Wooha Brewing Co out of administration.
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NewsCJ Lang to scrap Post Office in 31 company-owned stores
It will retain 17 Post Office sites across its company-owned estate
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NewsMalibu launches watermelon drinks duo to lure in gen Z shoppers
Nielsen data showed sales of Malibu RTD cans were growing at double the rate of the category as a whole, it said
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NewsUK-EU talks over Northern Ireland end without agreement
Lord Frost met with EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic on Wednesday to discuss the escalating crisis
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NewsCherry growers predict good harvest despite frost damage
While this year’s crop will weigh in below 2020’s, it will still be one of the largest harvests from the past decade
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NewsHalf of Irish food companies expect increase in GB business, despite Brexit disruption
New research by Bord Bia found that those exporting from Ireland to GB were confident their business would grow this year
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NewsProduct discovery platform RangeMe launches in UK
Buyers from British retailers using the platform will be able to source more than 750,000 products globally
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NewsCentral England Co-op to invest £350k in sustainable community spaces
The new project aims to create sustainable spaces outside its food stores and funeral homes
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator to probe Sainsbury’s range reset
White’s intervention comes despite Sainsbury’s coming top of the GCA’s YouGov poll for retailer behaviour
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NewsAdjudicator report accuses supermarkets of passing Brexit costs onto suppliers
The poll received claims from 400 suppliers that they had been hit with demands from supermarkets
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NewsDr Oetker Ristorante challenges Goodfella’s with its first frozen vegan pizza
IRI data revealed 42% more vegan frozen pizzas were bought last year compared to the previous period, said Dr Oetker
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NewsNGOs call for bottom trawling ban in marine protected areas
Data from environmental group Oceana showed there had been an increase in trawling in MPAs in 2020
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NewsMedia Bites 9 June: Sausage trade war, British American Tobacco, Pubs
Boris Johnson is battling to avoid a sausage trade war with Brussels which could see chilled meats barred from shops in Northern Ireland
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP Group slumps to £300m loss as Covid continues to hammer Upper Crust owner
Upper Crust and Ritazza owner SSP Group has fallen to first-half pre-tax losses of £300m as the ongoing coronavirus restrictions wiped out revenues. Plus, the European Commission has given Total Produce the all clear for its combination with Dole Food Company.
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NewsAldi complaint over Tesco ‘price match’ ad rejected by watchdog
Aldi complained about a Tesco press ad which appeared last July, as the UK’s biggest supermarket ramped up its latest marketing assault on the discounter
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NewsDoves Farm launches range of organic specialty flours for home bakers
The six-strong range comprises oat, coconut, chickpea, quinoa, teff and brown rice flours
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NewsOatly sues fellow oat drink brand PureOaty over trademark infringement claim
The dairy alternatives giant has claimed its trademark has been infringed by the Glebe Farm Foods brand